Turning around on a short week, the Indianapolis Colts (1-4) entered the Thursday night game against the New England Patriots (3-2) down several starters on both sides of the ball.

However, they were no match for the Patriots, losing 38-24 in the Week 5 primetime game.

The injuries only got worse throughout the matchup as Anthony Walker, Denico Autry and Clayton Geathers all left the game due to injuries and wouldn’t return.

The Patriots came out firing, and the Colts had no answers for Tom Brady and the offense. Scoring on the opening drive, the Patriots never looked back after taking a 24-3 lead into halftime.

The Colts tried to come back in the second half as Andrew Luck led the offense to 14 unanswered points in the third quarter despite an interception and a fumble by Jordan Wilkins.

Luck was fantastic in leading the charge for the Colts, and there should no longer remain ANY questions about his arm strength.

However, Luck’s second interception of the game in the fourth quarter, which was Zach Pascal’s doing, led to the dagger 34-yard touchdown late in the game to seal the win for the Patriots.

The Colts pass rush couldn’t get anything going against the Patriots offensive line. They mustered just three quarterback hits and no sacks while giving Brady all day in the pocket.

Colts wide receiver Chester Rogers and tight end Eric Ebron both had solid days catching the ball despite a few drops. Ebron’s 105 receiving yards were a career-high while he caught two touchdowns in the game.

Rookie running back Nyheim Hines dominated the snaps in the backfield while Wilkins saw increased work as the second half progressed.

Safety Matthias Farley was the star of the defense. He caught a deflected pass for an interception and applied a hit on Rob Gronkowski to force the ball loose for an eventual Najee Goode interception.

The Colts will hope that the extra days off before their Week 6 matchup will help heal some of the extensive injuries on both sides of the ball.

The Colts travel to MetLife Stadium in Week 6 taking on the New York Jets on Sunday, Oct. 14.

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